diff --git a/roles/taskotron/buildslave-configure/tasks/main.yml b/roles/taskotron/buildslave-configure/tasks/main.yml
index 830140749f..1be1d37f0a 100644
--- a/roles/taskotron/buildslave-configure/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/taskotron/buildslave-configure/tasks/main.yml
@@ -17,15 +17,19 @@
     - host
 
 - name: create slave ssh directory
+  when: deployment_type != qadevel
   file: path={{ slave_home }}/.ssh owner={{ slave_user }} group={{ slave_user }} mode=0700 state=directory
 
 - name: install slave ssh private key
+  when: deployment_type != qadevel
   copy: src={{ private }}/files/taskotron/{{ buildslave_private_sshkey_file }} dest={{ slave_home }}/.ssh/id_rsa owner={{ slave_user }} group={{ slave_user }} mode=0600
 
 - name: install slave ssh public key
+  when: deployment_type != qadevel
   copy: src={{ private }}/files/taskotron/{{ buildslave_public_sshkey_file }} dest={{ slave_home }}/.ssh/id_rsa.pub owner={{ slave_user }} group={{ slave_user }} mode=0644
 
 - name: make sure master is in known_hosts
+  when: deployment_type != qadevel
   lineinfile: dest=/home/{{ slave_user }}/.ssh/known_hosts regexp='{{ buildmaster }}' line='{{ buildmaster }} {{ buildmaster_pubkey }}' create=yes owner={{ slave_user }} group={{ slave_user }}
 
 - name: generate buildslave service file